Animusic 2 – Cathedral Pictures (complete!)

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This is a computer generated video showing robots and self-operating instruments playing classical music inside a large building. There are pipe organs, clarinets, and flutes that emit light-beams as they play notes; some trumpets and tubas affixed to walls, and they stick out when they play individually; a one-stringed rock bass guitar played by robot fingers, two of which slide up and down its neck; a yellow synthesizer; and a drum set, and two large, curved instruments, the hammered dulcimer and the xylophone, played by robots that pivot and slide back and forth to hit their mark.

The music on this piece is from 3 movements of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” ten-piano suite.
They are:
“Promenade” [from start to 1:38]
“Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)” [from 1:38 to 3:45]
“The Great Gate of Kiev” [from 3:45 to end]

Do you notice the picture on the bass drums? It is a drawing of the Great Gate of Kiev complete with a bell tower to its right.

Some people have experienced Emerson, Lake & Palmer playing music that is very similar to this one.

Duration : 0:6:7


Comments

25 responses to “Animusic 2 – Cathedral Pictures (complete!)”

  1. amadoandyoshi Avatar
    amadoandyoshi

    omg dats pictures …
    omg dats pictures at an exebhition not cathdrel pictures look it up im right i played this song before in band

  2. fetch300 Avatar
    fetch300

    How’s it funny?
    How’s it funny?

  3. manuelgomez2118 Avatar
    manuelgomez2118

    this is the ferst …
    this is the ferst time the i herd it. And i thght the same thing. :>

  4. ManBeatles Avatar
    ManBeatles

    that’s so funny …
    that’s so funny when all wind instrumentals playing. and i love the organ most.

  5. vgmaster20000 Avatar
    vgmaster20000

    100% agreed the …
    100% agreed the middle part sounds like something you’d hear in a rare game such as Banjo Kazooie or DK64.
    That was my exact opinion about the middle part when I first heard it.

  6. MCRsucksbad Avatar
    MCRsucksbad

    OMG thats the music …
    OMG thats the music in civilization revolution!!!

  7. obsessivebando Avatar
    obsessivebando

    I’d like to see …
    I’d like to see Animusic do something with Gillingham’s “With Heart and Voice.” If you don’t know it, look it up – awesome song. Makes a good field show too.

  8. thechris14267 Avatar
    thechris14267

    good luck with that
    good luck with that

  9. thechris14267 Avatar
    thechris14267

    this would be good …
    this would be good church music

  10. drumbassguitar Avatar
    drumbassguitar

    that middle part …
    that middle part sounds like Banjo Kazooie

  11. Rocknocker Avatar
    Rocknocker

    It’s better than OK …
    It’s better than OK, it’s majestic. I lived in Russia for 10 years (back when the USSR was in vogue, yeah…way back then), and I learned to love the Russian classics. This is a wonderful version of Mussorgsky’s finest.

    So there.

  12. ham256 Avatar
    ham256

    You mean like 1:38 …
    You mean like 1:38 to 3:45? I thought that was the best part too. I also like the idea of a cool drum beat to classical music, this just doesn’t quite seem to pull it off…

  13. balloon303 Avatar
    balloon303

    I thought the …
    I thought the mid-section of this one was really cool, but the slow chorals and such bored me. =/

  14. Xadllas Avatar
    Xadllas

    This is my favorite …
    This is my favorite Animusic video!

  15. TecWeed Avatar
    TecWeed

    I think most of us …
    I think most of us rather don’t like it because we aren’t too familiar with Mussorgsky’s compositions. They sound weird to us. This one is ok.

  16. Gazongola Avatar
    Gazongola

    Go for it.
    Go for it.

  17. headcrab4 Avatar
    headcrab4

    when i get smart …
    when i get smart enough to invent, i will make this. well not realy, i will build robots, and than put some musical thought into them, leave them on and come back in a week.

  18. SomeComAddict Avatar
    SomeComAddict

    Thanks for being …
    Thanks for being honest, at least your not a total dick and like.. this one SUCKS!!!! But yeah, this wasnt on my top list either, still okay though

  19. ham256 Avatar
    ham256

    sorry guys, i’ve …
    sorry guys, i’ve gotta say this is the only one that i didn’t like.

  20. azumangadaioh01 Avatar
    azumangadaioh01

    i read the …
    i read the description, very insightful, i’ll need to look them up l8r

  21. moonyprongs Avatar
    moonyprongs

    i agree with you on …
    i agree with you on this. i was thing the same.

  22. diogoxysilva Avatar
    diogoxysilva

    it’s very cool
    it’s very cool

  23. kg4yvw Avatar
    kg4yvw

    Title:Pictures At …
    Title:Pictures At An Exibition
    1.Promenade
    2.Hut Of Baba Yaga
    3.The Curse Of Baba Yaga
    4.The Hut Of Baba Yaga
    5.The Great Gates Of Kiev

  24. Phoenix51200 Avatar
    Phoenix51200

    I love the last …
    I love the last part, The Great Gate of Kiev. Especially those blue explosions along the sides. 🙂 Wonderful music and wonderful animation! I can’t wait to see what Animusic 3 brings…

  25. rolask11 Avatar
    rolask11

    “Hut on Fowl’s Legs …
    “Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)” is my favorite part

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